Though the month is only half over, Gemini’s app has already gained 12.6 million downloads in September, up from 8.7 million in August.
Gemini tops the App Store thanks to new AI image model, Nano Banana

Though the month is only half over, Gemini’s app has already gained 12.6 million downloads in September, up from 8.7 million in August.
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana takes the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF) to share the realities of scaling autonomous vehicles — from safety to regulation to the road ahead.
Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in “flirtatious talk” with underage users, and additional guardrails will be placed around discussions of suicide.
Both companies are seeing a strong future of digital avatars for different kinds of videos, including training, marketing, and sales.
YouTube teases new AI-powered tools for turning podcasts into video clips, even if they’re audio-only.
YouTube is bringing a custom version of Google’s text-to-video generative AI model, Veo 3, to Shorts, along with a new remixing tool, an “Edit with AI” feature, and more.
YouTube launches a handful of updates for creators, including lip-syncing features for dubbed videos, likeness detection, collabs, an AI chatbot, and more.
Back by overwhelming demand, we’ve added 10 more exhibit tables to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and this will be the final release before they sell out.
This LA-based startup raised $48M to tackle brand abuse
Box released a new set of AI tools at its BoxWorks conference on Thursday, filling out CEO Aaron Levie’s vision for an AI-led transformation of the enterprise.